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MAIZE CHARACTERISTICS CHART Disease Reactions Lodging Root Stalk Cob Rot VARIETIES Maturity Grain Type Husk Cover Stress Tolerance Turcicum Leaf Blight Rust Amadeus - (Gritting) 118 CRM Large Flint Moderate Very Good 9 7 9 8 8 Sirus 118 CRM Dent Moderate Very Good 8 8 8 9 9 Nero IT 112 CRM Dent x Flint Moderate Good 7 5 7 9 9 Olympiad 112 CRM Dent Moderate Very Good 8 8 8 9 9 Maximus 102 CRM Dent Moderate Very Good 8 9 7 9 9 Marginal Dryland Full Irrigation Limited Irrigation Favourable Dryland Recommended Population Amadeus 75-85,000 40-75,000 55-75,000 25, 000 Sirus 75-85,000 (Silage 75-95,000) 40-75,000 (Silage 45-80,000) 55-75,000 (Silage 75-90,000) 25, 000 Nero IT 75-90,000 (Silage 75-100,000) 40-75,000 (Silage 45-85,000) 55-90,000 (Silage 75-100,000) 25, 000 Olympiad 75-90,000 (Silage 75-100,000) 40-75,000 (Silage 45-85,000) 30-90,000 (Silage 75-100,000) 25, 000 Maximus 75-90,000 (Silage 85-100,000) 40-75,000 (Silage 45-90,000) 40-90,000 (Silage 75-100,000) 25, 000 All Varieties are available as SELECT treated with Gaucho for Soil Insect Control Maximus The Early Maturity Maize Champion Maximus a short season (102 CRM) Dent type, robust, leafy hybrid suitable for grain or silage. Consistent yields over the past 10 years have seen Maximus prove to be a safe option in many environments. It possesses excellent cold start abilities and has an intense root structure that enables high Water Use Efficiency. It is one of the best performers against common rust. It has extremely strong resistance to lodging & holds very good NLB resistance. These traits allow Maximus to perform in difficult seasons while still producing top yields when favorable conditions prevail. Adam Link, cropper and pork producer, Leitchville, North Victoria, first time maize grain grower holding an impressive Maximus maize cob. A crop of Maximus grown for silage in Northern Tasmania, demonstrating the excellent canopy closure and high Leaf Area Index being achieved, with little light being wasted on the ground. Quick maturity (102 CRM) Cold start specialist- can plant at 10 o C Suitable for high quality stock feed grain Suited to all quick maturing maize growing areas across Australia Highly adaptable and reliable Very water efficient Excellent yield and quality for silage Quick grain dry down Quality leader for silage and grain digestibility Flexing stems for strong non lodging resistance Low NDF values, leading to higher digestability for silage 2 3
Olympiad Your First for Quality Silage and Stock Feed. Olympiad is a mid season robust leafy hybrid with excellent grain yields. It performs very impressively under both dryland and irrigated conditions. Because of its high starch kernel characteristic it delivers higher quality feed values. Amadeus A new high quality gritting maize, widely adapted with an excellent disease package. Amadeus provides a clean bright grain sample of the highest quality. NEW High yielding grain and silage hybrid Cold Start specialist - can plant at 10 o C and rising Highly adaptable and reliable consistent performer Highest quality silage Makes an excellent stock feed choice Excellent husk cover and disease resistance High starch Dent Kernels Tough, drought tolerant Medium maturity (112 days CRM). Amadeus is a new grain maize which has good gritting potential. Contracts are available with Defiance Maize Products. 118 CRM Grit variety Widely adapted with good disease resistance Consistent high yields relative to current commercial gritters. Good drought tolerance so will perform under dryland as well as irrigated. Try a paddock of Amadeus this year up against your favourite gritting corn. Darren Berkield, dairy farmer,mt Schank, South Australia, in his Olympiad crop. He believes, even though Olympiad is possibly a bit long in maturity for his region, it holds the best yields and quality in his system of over 1500 dairy cows. WHO SHOULD GROW Olympiad? Anyone growing maize silage. Olympiad is suited to both dryland and irrigation, and is highly adaptable across all growing environments. It has excellent leaf disease resistance. Scott Chip from Tabbita feedlot, MIA (Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area), in a paddock of Amadeus used for silage last year with good bulk yields, and continuing on well from the trialling program over the past 2 seasons. Mark Landy, dairy farmer, Boisdale, Gippsland, standing in front of one of his Olympiad crops, as featured on the front cover. He has grown Olympiad for a number of years now as it suits the region growing conditions, and provides a bulk amount of highly digestible starch and fibre for his dairy herd. Noel Baxter, near Berrigan, Riverina, in his contracted crop of Amadeus for Defiance maize mills in Warwick. This crop yielded 12 tonne/ha and has already been processed by Defiance. Amadeus is shaping up to be a top performing gritting corn with excellent feedback from the grit end users. 4 5
Nero IT Open your cropping options up with Nero IT maize (imazethapyr tolerant). Introducing HSR Seeds new 112 CRM IT corn. With an improved yield on Hannibal of over 3% and offering flexible management with the IT characteristics, Nero IT offers the Australian grain and silage grower an excellent choice in maize selection. Agronomy 112 CRM IT grain variety for more cropping options Good drought tolerance Dryland or irrigated potential High quality, heavy dense grain Suitable for use in previously Imidazolinone herbicide treated fields. eg., where Group B residual herbicides has been used in the previous crop. Silage Handy Hints 1 m 3 loose maize silage weighs on avg 300kg 1 m 3 rolled wet silage on avg weighs 600kg @ 5% DM, equating to approximately 210kg/DM of silage/m 3 1 DMT of silage requires 4.76m 3 of space Storage space needed: Estimated DM yield (T) x 4.76 = stack space required in m 3 Aim to use 200-500mm of the pit face a day to maintain the highest quality non air spoiled silage Use inoculants to stabilise the silage and help pit face management Sirus Chase the Big Yields Sirus is a new versatile hybrid which produces quality silage or grain. A big robust plant type which will reward you if you are aiming at the top end yields. 118 CRM Top end yield potential Dent corn/softer starch Good disease package. NEW Planting Maize seed, large by nature, maintains high energy reserves allowing for fast early vigorous growth. It also demonstrates the best option for early plantings as many hybrids from our breeding program portray excellent cold tolerance & early vigour. Maize is able to be planted deeper than most other plant species. This allows planting to be optimized based on where the moisture is within the soil profile. Waiting until soil temperatures reach 12C o & above at planting depth will allow for a more uniform germination. Other factors to consider include soil preparation. Excellent seed bed preparation allows for a consistent seed placement that can achieve high seed to soil contact. Depth of seed placement is best between 2.5 4.5cm with starter fertilizer being added 5-7cm away & 2-4cm below the seed, it is essential to use precision planters that are setup for your particular soil conditions, this will optimize seed placement, soil contact & provide a more uniform germination. Fertiliser Maize silage has the potential to achieve yields in excess of 30DM/T/ha, for this, an effective fertilizer program must be formulated. First set the yield goal for the crop based on manageability, soil type, climate and available moisture and then proceed to conducting soil tests 4-6 weeks prior to the expected plant date. Knowing what is in the soil, you then should use the nutrient use charts to determine total amounts of nutrients required based on your yield target. It is important to know that by budgeting effectively, you will potentially be able to consistently crop the same area for many years. In these situations, it would be advisable to use a conditioning winter crop like Legumes that can improve soil structure and add to the totals of nitrogen within the soil profile. Maintaining a positive balance of available nutrients in the soil profile will greatly enhance how the crop utilizes water, how well the crop will reach each different stage of development, how quickly that crop reaches harvest and how well the crop will yield. Nutrient used in the DM tonne produced N P K S Zn Ca 01 T/DM/Ha 15 2.7 11 0.8 0.21 3 15 T/DM/Ha 225 41 165 12.0 3.1 45 18 T/DM/Ha 270 49 198 14.4 3.8 54 22 T/DM/Ha 350 60 250 17.6 4.6 66 25 T/DM/Ha 375 67 275 20.0 5.2 75 Nutrient used in the production of Maize grain N P K Zn 1 T/Ha 15 3 5 18 8 T/Ha 120 24 40 144 12 T/Ha 180 36 60 216 18 T/Ha 270 54 90 324 6 7
FORAGE SORGHUM CHARACTERISTICS CHART Silage Quality COMMENTS Stand Over Hay Range Grazing Intensive Grazing VARIETIES Genetic Type Plant Time Versatile (Wrap) Not Preferred Excellent Spring Summer BMR Sorghum Sudan Grass BMR Revolution Sweet Ultra Late Excellent Wrap BMR Sorghum Sweet Sorghum Spring Summer Excellent Excellent Excellent BMR Supreme Silage (Pit) Very Good Good Not Preferred BMR Sorghum Sweet Sorghum Spring Summer Very Good BMR Hay and Bulk Ultra Late Excellent Very Good Pit/Wrap Excellent Very Good Late Spring Summer Sudan Grass Sorghum Everlush Sweet Ultra Late Excellent Excellent Pit/Wrap Good Excellent Very Good Summer Late Summer Sweet Sorghum Sweet Sorghum Hunnigreen Not Preferred Good Wrap Excellent Highly Productive Spring Summer Excellent Excellent Sudan Grass Sorghum Lush Irrigation Kg/Ha Favourable Dryland Kg/Ha Marginal Dryland Kg/Ha Seed Size Seeds per Kg Planting Soil Temp (degrees c) VARIETIES BMR Revolution 15 and rising 28,000 40,000 4 to 7 8 to 25 15 to 35 BMR Supreme (Ultra Late) 15 and rising 28,000 40,000 4 to 7 8 to 25 15 to 25 BMR 15 and rising 28,000 40,000 4 to 7 8 to 25 15 to 35 Everlush (Ultra Late) 15 and rising 35,000 50,000 4 to 7 8 to 25 15 to 35 Hunnigreen (Ultra Late) 15 and rising 28,000 40,000 4 to 7 8 to 25 15 to 25 Lush 15 and rising 28,000 40,000 4 to 7 8 to 25 15 to 35 If you are a serious livestock producer, then you want a lot of feed, you want it to be high quality, you want your animals to eat it, you want it to be safe, and you want it to be easy to manage. You ve come to the right place. HSR Seeds is setting new standards in total feed values for forage sorghums in Australia. Our industry leading range of forage sorghum hybrids are unmatched by any of our competitors. We offer to you: Exclusive genetics, with specific traits to make your crops more productive. Specially selected forages to suit our environments and differing management systems. A complete range - that means any forage grower in Australia can choose at least one highly productive hybrid to suit their specific needs. BMR specialization We are at the forefront with this exciting new technology, with three specific BMR hybrids to suit your production system. HSR Seeds are the BMR specialists in the Australian forage market, and will continue to bring forward industry leading genetics to the Australian livestock producer chasing best return on investment for summer forage plantings. HSR Seeds have already released three advanced BMR hybrids: BMR Revolution for intensive, high production. BMR, a silage specialist. BMR Supreme - the only Ultra Late flowering, sweet BMR forage on the market. Our research and development programmes in forages are directed to providing a complete range of BMR varieties, so that you will have access to a superior feed quality BMR alternative to the current traditional type forage you may be growing now. HSR Seeds Forages - The BMR Alternative A BMR Forage to suit your needs, whatever your forage programme demands Traditional Forage Types Hay, Everlush, Superdan/Superdan 2 Sweet and Ultra Late, Everlush Hunnigreen, Sweet Jumbo LPA Silage, Chopper, Mega Sweet Quick feed, Intensive Grazing, Lush, Bettagraze, Speedfeed 2, Sprint Range Grazing, Standover, Hunnigreen, Sugargraze, Mega Sweet Your New BMR Alternative to Use BMR Revolution BMR Supreme BMR BMR Revolution BMR Supreme 8 9
Forage Sorghum BMR Revolution Your Option for a Highly Productive, Highest Quality Summer Feed. BMR Supreme The Complete Package Mid Rib, Sweet, Ultra Late Flowering. BMR Supreme is our latest Brown Mid Rib release. It is a breakthrough in that it is also a true Ultra Late Flowering forage sorghum, and has a Sweet Sorghum pedigree. This hybrid has a unique rolled leaf characteristic which means that the stem, when cut, shows the easily digested rolled leaves instead of a hard pithy stem. Deane Vinnecombe, North Victoria, standing in a paddock of BMR Revolution that was used to feed his dairy herd. BMR Revolution has proven itself with vigorous regrowth giving more feeds out of the same paddock in a season. Brown Mid Rib (BMR) Forage Sorghum (12 gene BMR) Extremely vigorous hybrid, which can be regrazed as early as 4 weeks WHO SHOULD GROW BMR Revolution? Any livestock producer seeking a highly palatable, highest quality feed and lots of it. BMR Revolution is the perfect choice for intensive grazing, quick regrowth, hay and silage. Cows Love BMR Revolution Most versatile hybrid available, it can be used for grazing, hay and silage BMR technology has the ability to boost live weight gain and milk production by 20% over conventional hybrids (due to the BMR 12 gene characteristic with much lower levels of indigestible lignin plant components) Excellent (WUE). One Mega Litre (ML) can produce 4-6 Dry Matter Tonnes /Ha (1 ML is equivalent to 100 mm rainfall) Will tolerate heavy grazing Provides excellent summer feed for all ruminants with production potential over 20 DMT/ha from minimal in crop water. New Brown Mid Rib Forage Sorghum x Sweet sorghum Superior 12 gene BMR pedigree Ultra Late flowering Very large, sweet & palatable leaves Excellent for standover grazing Excellent for silage/wrap Can grow to 3 metres high. Darrell Fiddler farm manager for De Bortoli s winery broadacre enterprise, Bilbul near Grifith NSW, has adopted the use of BMR Supreme to soak up excess potassium from the recycled water from the winery over the past 3 years with excellent results. WHO SHOULD GROW BMR Supreme? Because of its soft stems and big juicy leaves, it makes very good hay and silage wrap, as well as providing plenty of bulk for pit silage if allowed to grow close to full maturity. It is outstanding as standover feed for late summer into autumn. It is also an excellent choice for extensive range grazing. Join the Revolution This Year BMR Supreme 10 11
BMR The Brown Mid Rib Silage Specialist. BMR has been specially bred to suit the silage market. In one of our farmer trials BMR was grown under extremely tough dryland conditions for pit silage and still managed to yield 24.95 tonnes per hectare, with a Relative Feed Value of 117. BMR can also be cut early when the plants are 1 metre to 1.5 metres in height to make very good quality hay. Lush Highly Productive, Quick Feed. Lush is one of the most popular summer forages in Australia. Having been marketed for over 20 years, Lush has found a new niche with livestock producers as intensive management skills have been introduced more widely to forage sorghums. Lush is very quick to first grazing, has excellent regrowth and low prussic acid levels. It has proven to be a highly productive forage for beef, and dairy producers. Silage Specialist Superior 12 gene BMR pedigree Sorghum x sweet sorghum type BMR Technology boosts growth and milk productivity by 20% Highly digestible Grows to 3 metres high Produces a white head of grain Excellent for silage or early grazing Makes good hay if cut early Is an excellent intensive grazing option. Sudan grass x sorghum type Low prussic acid levels Suits intensive grazing and highest stocking rates Fine stemmed, especially at higher planting rates Very leafy forage with excellent leaf to stem ratio Ideal for early grazing Makes excellent hay due to high leaf content and regrowth ability. Mike Henry White Park, Hodgson Vale, QLD. I have not opened the BMR silage pit yet, but it looks like it will do the job with our Dairy herd. WHO SHOULD GROW Lush? Anyone wanting quick feed and lots of it. Lush is highly productive, with quality leafy feed. Due to its vigorous growth it lends itself to intensive grazing systems, and highest stocking rates. Kevin Burge, Swan Hill dairy farmer, Murray Goulburn supplier, standing in a crop that performed exceptionally well considering not a lot of love was given to the crop; it had 4 grazings with no feritiliser. It proved to be very versatile for our dairy system as it was thrown in very rough and has probably produced close to 10 DMT/ha in a very mild year. Crawford s BMR BMR at Kumbia at Kumbia QLDQLD. 12 13
Everlush Highly palatable Ultra Late Flowering forage. Everlush is one of a new range of top quality forage sorghums from HSR Seeds that will make grazing management easier. Because it will not flower until day length is less than 12 hours 20 minutes, it will maintain a high leaf to stem ratio, with less rank, stalky feed. Hunnigreen Sweet Leafy Feed for Longer - and a Safer Option. Hunnigreen is an Ultra Late flowering sweet sorghum that will not flower until daylight hours are less than 12 hours, 20 minutes. This provides leafier, high quality feed right through the summer. This also means your cattle are at less risk from sorghum ergot with Hunnigreen, as ergot only infects the plant at flowering. Hunnigreen can provide up to three months leafier, safer grazing than some older traditional type sweet sorghums. Example below: Ultra Late Flowering for more quality feed for a longer grazing period Improved palatability for higher intake per head and improved productivity Sudan grass x sorghum type Very fine stems and leaves Excellent for hay making Safe low prussic acid levels Ideal for early grazing. Variety Planting Date Days to Flower Date of Flowering Hunnigreen Advantage Hunnigreen 1st October 160 12th March 70 days (Over 2 months!) Sugargraze 1st October 90 29th December Ergot Risk at Flowering No risk until early March At risk from late December onwards WHO SHOULD GROW Hunnigreen? Anyone looking for a lot of leafy sweet feed to carry them through all summer and into autumn. Anyone who is has concerns over ergot infecting their earlier flowering forages. Hunnigreen is an ideal extensive range grazing hybrid, and provides excellent standover feed or silage. It is also very drought tolerant. WHO SHOULD GROW Everlush? Farmers seeking a truly versatile forage that will provide quality feed and a bulk of it. It is an excellent hay variety and being highly palatable is a great choice for intensive and extensive grazing situations. John Jeffries, from Delegate Station at Cann River, east Gippsland Sweet sorghum x Sweet sorghum hybrid Highly drought tolerant Excellent for silage Leafy with excellent palatability Excellent standover feed for late grazing into autumn and winter Can be grazed all summer Ultra late flowering means more feed for longer Will not run to head as quick as some sweet sorghums, so less exposure to Ergot risk. Dean Fry standing in a paddock of everlush near Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley. Dean Fry, HSR, standing in a trial paddock for bulk biomass and sugar in the MIA. Hunnigreen is proving to be an exceptional sweet sorghum hybrid, displaying massive bulk yields with brix levels in the high teens. The hybrid is increasingly becoming the top hybrid for biomass projects; here being tested in North Victoria. Hunnigreen provides high quality sweet feed from spring through summer, into autumn. 14 15
Forage Sorghum General information Tillering... Tillers are lateral branches that form below ground nodes. The number of tillers that develop is determined by plant population and spacing, soil fertility, early season growing conditions, and the genetic background of the hybrid. Tillers are most likely to develop when soil fertility and moisture supplies are ample during the first few weeks of the growing season and after grazing. Hybrids with a strong tillering trait may form one or more tillers on every plant even at relatively high populations if the environment is favorable early in the growing season. Stocking... Forage sorghums are capable of very quick high yields of fodder. They should be grazed between 80 cm to 1 meter high and stocked heavily enough to keep the crop short (earlier at lower stocking rates or in very good growing conditions). Pastures can be spelled by stocking the forage sorghum at a higher rate. Rotational grazing at high stocking rates is good practice. Alternatively, if the season produces an overabundance of growth, the crop should be cut for hay or silage. This particularly applies to the early planted and vigorous Sudan Grass cross hybrids such as Lush, Everlush and BMR Revolution. As a Cover Crop... Small crop growers have found forages such as Lush to have an important role to play in providing cover for their ground and at the same time providing large tonnages of vegetative material to improve the soil structure when ploughed in. Big quantities of green manure are produced quickly to enable ground to be made available for cash cropping. Under conditions of good moisture and high fertilizer residual, higher planting rates are recommended. Grazing... All HSR Seeds forage sorghums are suited to grazing sheep, beef and dairy cattle. Lush and BMR Revolution are known to often achieve five grazings or four grazings and one cut of hay where enough water and heat units are available. Hunnigreen and BMR Supreme are able to be grazed during summer and then allowed to carry over a big bulk of feed into the winter for breeder or store cattle. Hay and Silage... Forage sorghums have become popular for hay making with Lush, Everlush and BMR Revolution producing excellent quality hay. A conditioner should be used and higher planting rates promote thinner stems and greater leaf ratio. A hay making program in conjunction with grazing has numerous advantages. It enables greater flexibility in the grazing program in the normal fluctuations of the seasonal pattern. Hay and silage making can also eliminate wasted fodder in good growth periods, promote better quality grazing by keeping the crop short and give you the bonus of a replenished hay shed or silage pit. Hunnigreen is outstanding for use as silage and can produce enormous quantities of green chop. BMR is the first silage specialist BMR forage available, and will provide a higher feed value silage along with a large bulk of feed. Its large white grain head also contributes to the final feed value in the finished silage. BMR Supreme and Hunnigreen have shown they can produce an abundance of material with good sugar levels that can be pitted or made into hay if managed correctly Caution... All sorghums contain Prussic Acid, but it is most potent in plants under 6 weeks old, younger re-growth or in plants stressed from lack of moisture, cold weather or nutrient deficiency. Sudan Grass cross hybrids such as Lush, Everlush and BMR Revolution carry lower levels of Prussic Acid than the sweet sorghum crosses. Prussic acid issues can be partially managed by feeding high sulphur content stock blocks. Adding sulphur to the diet will ensure higher utilization of the crop at feeding. Nitrate poisoning is different to prussic acid poisoning and can occur in any fodder crop where very high nitrogen uptake has occurred during the growing period. A leaf test should be taken where you believe there is a risk of poisoning. Key Tips when deciding the correct variety Decide early that you will plant forage sorghum Select hybrids that are suitable to your production system: Grazing/ Hay/Silage Is it to be intensively managed Choose the variety according to the level of management input are you prepared to have? What water availability and set yield target Fertilize according to yield targets and water availability SUNFLOWER CHARACTERISTICS CHART COMMENTS Stress Tolerance Disease Resistance Oil % Potential Type Head Type Height Summer Plant VARIETIES Early Spring High 45 50% Very Good Excellent Outstanding stress tolerance and performance Poly Semi Erect Tall Medium Quick Advantage Full Season High 44 50% Very Good Very Good The tough, high oil Mono with quick drydown Medium Semi Pendulous Mono Medium Quick Sunoleoic 06 Medium Your new Birdseed and Confectionary Option N/A Very Good Very Good Medium Tall Galah Full Season Medium Birdseed Semi Erect All Varieties SELECT treated with Gaucho Insecticide for Soil Insect Control Marginal Dryland Favourable Dryland Full Irrigation Limited Irrigation Recommended Plant Populations Advantage 50,000 75,000 40,000 50,000 25,000 40,000 20,000 25,000 Sunoleoic 06 50,000 75,000 40,000 50,000 25,000 40,000 20,000 25,000 Galah 50,000 75,000 40,000 50,000 25,000 40,000 20,000 25,000 GALAH - The Birdseed and Dehulling Alternative Proven, high yielding birdseed and dehulling variety the planting seed is black, but it produces a striped seed at harvest. Excellent yield for maturity, to make the most of seasons that may turn dry. Features good head inclination and a quick drydown for an easier harvest. Good disease resistance and standability to protect your yield potential. Chris Wirth The Point, Tamarrong, NSW in Galah that averaged 2.65 T/Ha with one paddock yielding 3.1 T/Ha. 16 9 17
Sunoleic 06 The High Yield, High Oil, Quick Dry Down, Water Efficient Mono. Sunoleic 06 is a medium maturity monounsaturated sunflower with excellent yield potential, consistently higher oil % and a quicker dry down to allow an easier, faster harvest. A standout in seasons that turn dry. Quicker to harvest than others. Galah High yield, birdseed and confectionary quality seed. High grain yield and quick drydown give this specialty hybrid excellent yield for maturity. Good disease resistance, head inclination and standability ensure easy harvesting. Planting seed is black and the harvested grain is striped. Medium maturity mono with a very quick drydown to harvest Älan Irvin of Hanwood near Griffith in the MIA holding a huge head of Galah sunflowers that were grown for the bird seed market. Consistently high oils Handles tougher growing seasons Excellent Yield Potential Quicker to harvest than others Highly Water Use Efficient - will make the most of available soil moisture. Advantage Steve Lanyon, Boort, Northern Victoria, and Rodney Coe, HSR, in Steve s irrigated Sunoleic 06 crop. Bred especially for the bird seed and human consumption market Has excellent stress tolerance Semi-erect head type Medium drydown The planting seed is black, the harvested grain is striped Suited to both dryland and irrigated More Yield, More Oil, More Often Proven and Trusted. Proven and Trusted Steve Lanyon, Boort, Northern Victoria, in his Advantage crop which had brilliant yields of 5 tonne/ha last season. He also grew Galah, yielding 4.5 tonne/ha. Ideal Maturity, will shorten as planting date gets later Industry benchmark for Stress Tolerance High Oil Potential Poly Has been used in other markets Can flex yield to suit all growing conditions - from best to worst. 18 19
GRAIN SORGHUM VARIETY CHARACTERISTICS CHART Days to Flower Late Plant Days to Flower Early Plant Drought Tolerance Disease Resistance Tillering Ability Height Head Type Grain Colour Midge Rating Lodging Resistance VARIETIES Maturity Good Excellent 65-70 60-65 Low Even Medium Semi Open RED 5 Med- Quick Venture Very Good Outstanding 65-75 60-70 Semi Closed Medium Medium Even RED 3 Med- Quick Tiger Very Good Very Good 70-75 68-72 Medium Even Dominator Medium RED Open Medium 5 Good Good 72-77 70-75 Medium to High Even Enforcer Medium BRONZE Open Medium 6 Medium Medium Even Very Good Outstanding 75-80 70-80 Semi Open WHITE 4 Med- Slow Liberty Marginal Dryland Favourable Dryland Full Irrigation Recommended Plant Populations VENTURE Not Recommended 40,000 75,000 30,000 60,000 TIGER 100,000 120,000 40,000 75,000 30,000 60,000 DOMINATOR 100,000 120,000 40,000 75,000 30,000 60,000 ENFORCER 100,000 120,000 40,000 75,000 30,000 60,000 LIBERTY 100,000 120,000 40,000 75,000 30,000 60,000 All varieties available in: SELECT (Gaucho ) or SELECT PLUS (Gaucho and Concep Π ) Enforcer The Massive Yielder and Yield Record Breaker Enforcer is a high yielding medium maturity sorghum that has broken numerous yield records across the major sorghum growing areas of Australia. It is an ideal choice for the more productive areas of Northern N.S.W. and the Liverpool Plains. Tiger For any Sorghum Paddock on any Farm Massive yield potential for consistent, high paddock averages For good farmers, good paddocks, good growing conditions Yield Record Breaker on many farms First choice for irrigation Ideal for the early plant and cold start. Peter Norris, Turrawah, Somerton, NSW. We have grown Enforcer for two years and are very happy with it. yielding sorghum we have grown. This crop yielded 5 tonne per hectare. Tiger is a medium maturity hybrid with excellent grain size and a wide adaptability. Being tough and resilient, Tiger is outperforming competitor hybrids in both trials and full commercial situations, and has yielded over 10T/ha dryland. THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TIGER Highly consistent trial performance Very tough and adaptable Very large, heavy grain Purpose bred for Ethanol Medium maturity Midge tested 3 Medium tillering Excellent early plant, cold Proven 10MT/Ha yielder start performer Five star standability Plant some next to your favourite hybrid. Hugh Price in his Dominator crop on Borambil Downs, Quirindi, NSW. 6 3 20 21
Dominator It doesn t get anymore consistent than this. A medium maturity sorghum, widely recognized as a consistent reliable performer that brings home solid yields where other more fancied hybrids have failed in tougher growing seasons. It also has the ability to put on very high yields under favourable conditions, achieving 11.55 MT/Ha dryland. 5 Liberty The white choice with more marketing options. 4 Very Consistent and Reliable for Harvest Security Steve Cave, MIA Rural, Griffith with Darrel Graham (Chick), Griffith standing in a brilliant crop of Dominator. If the crop had not been devastated by floods it would have yielded well over 10 tonne/ha. Proven High Yielder-over 11.5T/Ha Will suit any farm, and growing conditions - marginal to favourable Outstanding Pre-flowering Moisture Stress Tolerance Large very open head, easier to harvest Excellent pollen producer to combat ergot Midge Tested Rating 5 Proven Weathering Tolerance. Liberty is the only white hybrid grain sorghum available in Australia. HSR Seeds understands that white sorghums will play an increasing role in livestock feeding systems in future, and are committed to investing in ongoing research and development of these exciting highly nutritious grain types with improved feed value. This hybrid has many traits not seen in white varieties before, such as excellent stand ability, stay green drought tolerance and midge resistance, combined with the inherent genetic benefit white sorghum has very high yields. Venture The Medium Quick Industry Benchmark. A Tough Hybrid that will suit any growers looking for a reliable quicker maturing grain sorghum. Venture has been bred for those tougher growing conditions. It features outstanding drought tolerance with minimal tillering to assist grain fill in tougher environments. 5 Colin Bowey, CB Farms advisor, and Luke Barlow, Bunaloo, Southern NSW, in Luke s Liberty crop. This crop was grown under lateral irrigators, with minimal management or inputs (half the water of their soybeans) and yielded close to 7 tonne/ha after having a hail storm through it. The white grain characteristics give you more marketing options and price premiums are often available. Liberty is extremely adaptable - has industry leading stand ability, and should have a place on any farm in Australia growing grain sorghum. James Smith, Alma Downs, North Star in Venture. Venture surprised me how well it yielded. I put it in a class of a quick growing variety for a double crop situation. But it yielded 4.45t/ha on a late plant, with large plump grains. It can hold its place with any main season variety. Medium quick maturity For more marginal conditions Minimal tillering Highly staygreen - Excellent standability Improved drought tolerance Suits red bird seed market Midge tested rating 5 Semi open head Excellent replacement for MR Goldrush, MR Pacer, 86G87. 22 23
Sunflower Forage Sorghum GRAIN Sorghum Maize Contact your local HSR Seeds representative Dean Fry on 0429 130 700 Echuca VIC Email dean.fry@hsrseeds.com.au or visit our website www.hsrseeds.com.au Wondai Head Office 07 4169 0011 Like us on FACEBOOK